Upcoming Group Classes (Fall 2024)
Our group classes meet once a week, for two hours. Each level runs for 8 (eight) weeks. Some classes are online, some are in person. The investment for each course (8 sessions) is $360.00. Click on the ENROLL button for your chosen course for more information.
Mondays 6:30pm-8:30pm CST
Beginners' Portuguese 1
Here students learn pronunciation, to describe themselves and others around them. They acquire the fundamentals in grammar (noun/adjective order, gender, plurals, possessive pronouns, etc), as well as an introduction to verbs.
Tuesdays 6:30pm-8:30pm CST
This is an advanced conversation course designed for students nearly fluent in Brazilian Portuguese, or those who have completed the equivalent of the Advanced Portuguese 3 course.
Here students will learn to describe one’s morning routine and express mutual actions between two people, such as “we help each other”. They will also learn new adjectives to describe personality traits and nouns related to food, how to order at a restaurant, and follow a recipe. In class and at home, students will continue to talk about actions that happened in the past while incorporating new verbs into this tense.
Wednesdays 6:30pm-8:30pm CST
Intermediate Portuguese 1
From September 4th to October 23rd, 2024. In-person (Uptown). Max 8 students per class.
Thursdays 6:30pm-8:30pm CST
Advanced Portuguese 2
Many sessions in this course are devoted to learning to express emotion, doubt, desire, and other uncertain or subjective states of being. In addition, students will continue to learn new ways to use familiar verbs and incorporate more colloquial language into their vocabularies. Teachers will bring in more fiction and Brazilian folklore for the class to discuss.
Fridays 6:30pm-8:30pm CST
This course lays a solid foundation on verbs in the Present Tense. Here students also learn the differences between the two verbs TO BE. Students also learn numbers, how to tell time, and how to ask/give directions.